https://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2012/01/12/paths-of-glory/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 02:45:37 -0400<![CDATA[Paths of Glory was of course, the brilliant 1957 film that rightly put director Stanley Kubrick on the map. It was based on a 1935 novel by Humphrey Cobb, which took its title from a poem by Thomas Gray that concluded &#8220;The paths of glory lead but to the grave.&#8221; Kubrick and his co-writers Jim Thompson, and Calder Willingham had crafted a script that enticed both United Artists to put up the money to produce it and Kirk Douglas to star in the film. (Douglas would invite Kubrick to direct his next production, and he was then on his way to directorial superstardom).]]>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:48:57 -0500<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2012/01/12/paths-of-glory-n255072